Matt coped for a while and finally about two months ago, he mentioned wanting a new one, a heavy-duty one. Not sure whether or not he wanted to choose it (HA!), I didn't run out and get it right away. It soon became clear he was subtly adding it to my shopping list ;)
Off I went to Office Max and Office Depot, analyzing merchandise offerings and prices. Since Office Depot was the second stop, they had the same products at the same price and the store didn't have one in stock either, I ordered a file cabinet at Office Depot for delivery. Never again.
It was due for next day delivery and never came. After multiple phone calls and emails over the next two weeks, I finally went by the store where I purchased the cabinet and asked the manager to refund my money. (The problem: they charged me when placing the order, but a third party was to make delivery. Normally, I wouldn't get my money back until Office Depot got theirs back from the third party. Praise the Lord for a manager who waived that policy!)
It took me a few days before I had it in me to try again. Finally, I stopped by an Office Depot that had the product in stock. Believe it or not, it only took about 5 trips to various office supply stores (start to finish) before securing the cabinet. I happily lugged that thing home, upstairs and into place. :)
Let me also say, I'm thankful that Ikea sells adjustable desks and puts their instruction manuals online. I took apart a portion of the desk, moved one of the legs and slid the cabinet underneath so it would be flush against the wall.
Why did I have to do this? The heavy-duty file cabinet was only available in a taller, deeper size than the one we'd had before. I had to adjust the height of the desk, but if I didn't move the leg over, it would look odd and misplaced jutting out beyond the desktop.
After a lot of blood, sweat, tears and anguish, this is what his office looks like today:
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